1917

Modern Home No. c2029, The Katonah is listed in the Sears Modern Homes Mail Order Catalog.

The Katonah Suffrage Club produces a hilarious comedy entitled "A Box of Monkeys".

A raging fire on Katonah Avenue completely destroys the L.W. Elliot building.

Fletcher Lent sells the last horse in his livery stable and switches to automobiles.

President Wilson's declaration of war against Germany is printed in The Katonah Record on April 20, 1917. The Katonah Record relegates local affairs to inside pages and news of the war in Europe is featured. Patriotic poems, letters and essays appear in every issue.